. The bee-keeper's guide : or Manual of the apiary . Bee culture; Bees. Cotton, remains in blossom even to October. This belongs to the same family—Mallow— as the hollyhock, and lilce it blooms and fruits through the season. The cow pea (Fig. 143) is not only good for bees, but for feed, and to enrich the ?oil. The stone-crop, Sedum pulchellum, is another valuable honey plant of the South. In June the magnolias (Fig. 171)—there are several spe- cies in the South—are in bloom. In many parts they com- mence to blossom in May. One of the finest of these is the Magnolia glauca (Fig-. 171). One wou

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. The bee-keeper's guide : or Manual of the apiary . Bee culture; Bees. Cotton, remains in blossom even to October. This belongs to the same family—Mallow— as the hollyhock, and lilce it blooms and fruits through the season. The cow pea (Fig. 143) is not only good for bees, but for feed, and to enrich the ?oil. The stone-crop, Sedum pulchellum, is another valuable honey plant of the South. In June the magnolias (Fig. 171)—there are several spe- cies in the South—are in bloom. In many parts they com- mence to blossom in May. One of the finest of these is the Magnolia glauca (Fig-. 171). One would suspect at once that it was a near relative of the tulip Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Cook, Albert John, 1842-1916. Chicago, Ill. : George W. York & Co.

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